25 NCAC 01C .0503         IMPLEMENTATION

(a)  Each new employee shall be given detailed information about the variable work schedule and given the opportunity to select the schedule preferred prior to reporting for work.  Work schedules are to be associated with individuals and not with position, with the exception that there may be positions which must be filled on some predetermined schedule. In these exceptional cases, applicants shall be informed of this predetermined schedule prior to any offer and acceptance of employment.

(b)  The employee and his/her supervisor shall agree upon the schedule to be followed, consistent with the needs of the agency.  The meal period may be scheduled within the normal work hours to meet the needs of the employee and the working unit but may not be used to shorten the workday.  A bona fide meal period is a span of at least 30 consecutive minutes during which an employee is completely relieved of duty. It is not counted as hours worked.  Any so-called "meal period" of less than 30 consecutive minutes must be considered as hours worked for employees who are non-exempt as defined by the Fair Labor Standards Act.

(c)  Each supervisor shall compile a record of the work schedules for all subordinates.

(d)  Agency administrators shall be responsible for providing adequate supervision for each work unit during the hours employees are scheduled to work.  This can be accomplished by sharing or by delegation of authority of supervisor.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 126-4;

Eff. February 1, 1976;

Amended Eff. October 1, 1992; November 1, 1988; August 1, 1985; February 1, 1983;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. October 28, 2014.